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MS SB2801

Bill

Status

Failed

3/6/2012

Primary Sponsor

Kenneth Jones

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Origin

Senate

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 63-7-64 to require motorcycle and motor scooter operators and riders to wear crash helmets complying with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218 (49 CFR 571.218).

  • Amends Section 63-31-3 to require all persons under 16 years of age operating or riding on all-terrain vehicles on public property to wear crash helmets meeting the same NHTSA federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 218.

  • Revises the definition of "all-terrain vehicle" in Section 63-31-3(5) by adding semicolons as punctuation separators for the five criteria defining an ATV.

  • Expands the definition of "person" in Section 63-3-121(a) to include limited liability companies and other legal business entities in addition to natural persons, firms, copartnerships, and associations.

  • Takes effect upon passage.

Legislative Description

Helmets; revise safety standard for minors on ATVs.

Last Action

Died In Committee

3/6/2012

Full Bill Text

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